By Yantoultra Ngui
SINGAPORE, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Malaysia's largest
fintech company TNG Digital is looking at a potential domestic
initial public offering over the next two to three years that
could raise over $300 million, two sources with knowledge of the
matter said.
TNG Digital could potentially fetch the valuation of a
unicorn - a startup with a market value of $1 billion or more -
before the potential IPO, the sources added.
The current valuation of TNG Digital was not immediately
certain. The Kuala Lumpur-headquartered company raised 750
million ringgit ($179.30 million) from an equity funding round
in 2022 led by investors Lazada and parent Touch 'n Go,
according to press release at that time.
Lazada is part of Chinese technology giant Alibaba Group ( BABA )
, while Touch 'n Go in turn is an indirect unit of
Malaysia's second largest bank CIMB Group.
IPO proceeds are expected to be used for further business
expansion in Malaysia and beyond in Southeast Asia, the sources
added, declining to be named as the matter was private.
Deliberations are ongoing and no decision has been made,
they added.
"The company continuously explores opportunities to access
capital markets for funding, and any decisions will be announced
at the appropriate time," TNG Digital said in a statement to
Reuters.
Established in 2017, TNG Digital owns and operates Touch 'n
Go eWallet, which commands more than 20 million verified users,
according to its website.
TNG Digital also provides financial services products
including investments, lending and credit, remittances and
insurance, its website showed.
It facilitates payments for over two million merchants in
Malaysia, cross-border payments in more than 40 countries and
has partnership with Visa, according to its website.
TNG Digital's annual transacting users surged 70.7% on-year
to 15.7 million last year, according to CIMB's 2023 annual
report.
($1 = 4.1830 ringgit)
(Reporting by Yantoultra Ngui; Editing by Lincoln Feast.)